PC Running Slow? Try a Startup Cleanup
Begin work quicker...if that’s your thing. If your work PC seems like it’s getting too slow, your mind might immediately jump to dollar signs or danger: maybe it’s time to upgrade, which is always an expensive proposition. Or, worse, maybe you’re in danger. Maybe your PC is being slowed down by malware or some other digital threat. Those are both possibilities, of course. But there’s another much less serious or costly consideration: Windows startup. If the biggest source of slowdowns seems to be when you restart your computer, it may not be the computer. It could be all the programs that are launching at startup. And that’s something you can control. Why A Startup Inventory Matters When your computer first launches Windows, it does a number of things. One is to check the list of startup apps and then initialize each one. The more programs and apps are on this list, the longer it will take for your computer to get to its normal level of responsiveness. The thing is, over time, your sta...